Archive | March 25th, 2010
An iPillow with a charming backstory
It’s not terribly unusual to see crazed Apple fans express their devotion to all things Apple in interesting and creative ways. From Apple tattoos to Apple themed pastries, if you look hard enough, you’ll find that people have been able to incorporate Apple into just about every type of object you can think of. This […]
Continue reading...The tradeoff between backward compatibility and innovation
25. March 2010
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Steve Cheney has a thoughtful piece up detailing the inherent tradeoff faced by tech companies when it comes to balancing backwards compatibility and innovation. Cheney writes that Apple in particular has been able to strike a workable balance that gives it enough room to move forward without the risk of alienating its existing user base. […]
Continue reading...Army officials check out Apple’s development labs
25. March 2010
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A number of the the US Army’s top technological minds recently took a trip to Cupertino, California to visit Apple’s top secret development labs to discuss the possibility of using Apple technology in future military initiatives. According to a recent Army press release, Apple welcomed a number of staff members from the Army’s Research, Development […]
Continue reading...2 Authors behind recent motion based smartphone patent work for Google and Apple
25. March 2010
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Earlier this week, All Things D reported that the US Patent and Trademark Office approved a broad sweeping patent titled, “Method and apparatus for controlling a computer system”. The patent, which was first filed in December of 2004, describes methods for motion-based control of a smartphone. According to the patent authors, the patent “facilitates an […]
Continue reading...Apple’s share of US gaming revenue jumps 500%
25. March 2010
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Flurry Analytics recently took a look at Apple’s share of the mobile game market in terms of revenue and the results were pretty astounding. As you can see above, Apple’s share of mobile game revenue from 2008 to 2009 skyrocketed 380%. To be fair, though, the app store didn’t even launch until June of 2008 […]
Continue reading...Harvard joins Apple’s iTunes U program
25. March 2010
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Apple’s iTunes U program is a special area within iTunes that lets Universities provide educational content (lectures, lab demonstrations etc.) typically available only to paying students to the public at large. While some of the content is restricted to students who attend a specific university, the breadth and diversity of information available to the masses […]
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25. March 2010
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